ちょうだい・頂戴choudai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreceiving; getting; accepting; being given
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbeating; drinking; having
- expressionplease (give me; do for me)as 〜をちょうだい or after the -te form of a verb
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ちょうだいする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ちょうだいします |
| Negative (nai) | ちょうだいしない |
| polite (masen) | ちょうだいしません |
| classical zu / nu | ちょうだいせず・ちょうだいせぬ |
| Past (ta) | ちょうだいした |
| polite (mashita) | ちょうだいしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ちょうだいしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ちょうだいしませんでした |
| Te form | ちょうだいして |
| Potential | ちょうだいできる |
| Passive | ちょうだいされる |
| Causative | ちょうだいさせる |
| Causative passive | ちょうだいさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ちょうだいすれば |
| tara | ちょうだいしたら |
| Volitional | ちょうだいしよう |
| polite (mashou) | ちょうだいしましょう |
| Imperative | ちょうだいしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymもらうNeutralThe plain, everyday word for getting something; 「頂戴」 is its humble counterpart, and colloquial 「ちょうだい」 doubles as a request.
- SynonymいただくFormalHumble language for 「もらう」 and 「食べる」, as in 「お菓子を頂く」; more common than 「頂戴」.
- Synonym受け取るうけとるNeutralTo receive or pick something up, as in 「荷物を受け取る」; neutral and objective, with no humble nuance.
- Synonym貰い受けるもらいうけるNeutralAsking for something and taking it in, e.g. 「子猫を貰い受ける」; the emphasis is on formally receiving it.
Use 「頂戴する」 or 「頂く」 to receive humbly, and 「ちょうだい」 for a colloquial request; 「貰う」 is the everyday word for getting something, while 「受け取る」 suits neutral, objective receiving like picking up a package.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


